“REVIEW: Like a master artisan, Weisberger weaves together threads of anthropology, botany, ecology and psychology in an inspiring tapestry of ideas sure to keep discerning readers warm and hopeful in these cold and desolate times.Unlike other texts, which ordinarily prescribe… — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share Image
“If science is defined or understood as a mode of seeking knowledge, a means of interpreting nature in a way that can be demonstrated… — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share
“Shamanism explores an area that contemporary Western science knows little about- the mind.” — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share
“Like the burning of the ancient library at Alexandria or the supremely ignorant incineration of stacks of invaluable Mayan codices, the loss of knowledge… — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share
“Among the Secoya, clear guidelines regulate preparation of the medicine. They are adamant about this preparation method and insist that the guidelines be followed.… — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share
“REVIEW: Like a master artisan, Weisberger weaves together threads of anthropology, botany, ecology and psychology in an inspiring tapestry of ideas sure to keep… — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share
“When speaking of the mighty Andes and the so-called "eyebrows" country at the range's eastern base- the Tropical Wet Forest region-I am first obliged… — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share
“Nature follows the way of the celestial immortals, the never-failing source of inspiration, the eternal masters of this and all sacred medicine traditions.” — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share
“Before my first visit to Waorani territory, I was introduced to don Casimiro Mamallacta, a traditional Kichwa healer and family man living in the… — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share
“The Secoya are trapped between the devastating effects of the colonization frontier and their rich traditional past, which is proving to be as fragile… — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share
“The Waorani carry out a similar diet with their arrow poison, called curare or, in their language, oomae. This is another amazing product of… — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share
“In the collision between the remoteness and purity of the rainforest realms and the crassness of consumer culture, the difference is so extreme that… — Jonathon Miller Weisberger Copy Share
